| Usage Level | Claude Opus 4 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $22.50 | $13.50 | Save $9.00 with Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $420.00 | $252.00 | Save $168.00 with Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $5,250.00 | $3,150.00 | Save $2,100.00 with Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $63,000.00 | $37,800.00 | Save $25,200.00 with Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 40% cheaper overall. Claude Opus 4 costs $5/M input vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: Claude Opus 4 costs $140.00 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $84.00.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.